Effect of Foot Massage on Pain and Analgesic Consumption in Total Knee Prosthesis
Key facts
- Who runs it
- Alev Keskin
- Where
- Türkiye1 site in 1 countryChoose a country to see its sites
- Trial code
- Status
- Completed
- People taking part
- 60 people enrolled
- Started
- 18 Aug 2025
- Ended
- 26 Jun 2026
- Type of study
- Interventional, 2 groupsOne group gets an existing treatment, for comparison.
- Treatments tested
- Foot Massage and Cold Application
- Cold Application
- Record updated
- 30 September 2026
Who can take part
- Age
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- Women and men
- Healthy volunteers
- Can take part
The registry criteria, word for word
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Who can take part
- Being 18 years or older
- Ability to speak Turkish
- No visual or hearing impairment
- No cognitive disability
- Undergoing unilateral knee replacement surgery
- Volunteering to participate in the study
- Being performed by the same doctor
- Patients who received regional anesthesia (spinal or epidural) during surgery
Who cannot take part
- Presence of any intellectual disability or psychiatric disorder
- History of diabetes
- Presence of neurological or cerebrovascular disease
- Diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis
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About the trial
What the trial wants to find out
This randomized controlled trial aims to examine the effects of foot massage combined with cold application on postoperative pain, patient satisfaction, and analgesic consumption in individuals undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty (TKA). The study will be conducted in the Orthopedics and Traumatology Department of Çukurova University Balcalı Hospital, which includes an 18-bed orthopedic unit.
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Eligible patients will be randomly assigned to either the intervention group or the control group.
* Intervention group: Patients will receive both cold application and foot massage. Cold therapy will be administered for 20 minutes every 2 hours for the first 48 hours postoperatively. Foot massage will be performed twice daily (morning and evening) for two days following drain removal, using standardized massage techniques. * Control group: Patients will receive only cold application following the same schedule and procedure as the intervention group.
Data will be collected using the Patient Information Form, the Short Form of the Brief Pain Inventory, the Numeric Rating Scale, and the Newcastle Satisfaction with Nursing Care Scale. Statistical analyses will be conducted using SPSS, and findings will be interpreted at a 95% confidence level (p < 0.05).
Ethical approval has been granted by the Çukurova University Non-Interventional Clinical Research Ethics Committee. Institutional permission will be obtained prior to data collection. Participation will be voluntary, and all data will be treated confidentially.
The 2 groups in the trial
- Effect of Foot Massage and Cold Application on Postoperative PainExisting treatment, for comparison
The cold application protocol will be initiated upon the patient's arrival at the clinic after surgery. Cold therapy will be applied for 20 minutes every two hours and will continue for 48 hours postoperatively. In addition to cold therapy, patients will receive foot massage performed according to a standard technique. The massage will include effleurage (stroking and gliding), petrissage (kneading), and friction maneuvers. Vaseline will be used during the massage to minimize skin friction and facilitate smooth hand movements.
Treatment: Foot Massage and Cold Application
- Effect of Cold Application on Postoperative PainExisting treatment, for comparison
The cold application protocol will be started from the moment the patient comes to the clinic after surgery. Cold application will be done for 20 minutes and every 2 hours. This application will be continued for the patient for 48 hours from the postoperative period.
Treatment: Cold Application
Data and sources
- Registry record
- Listed on ClinicalTrials.gov.
- Official title
- The Effect of Foot Massage on Pain, Satisfaction, and Analgesic Consumption in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Arthroplasty
- Record updated
- 30 September 2026